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<h2>Florida Death Penalty Cases</h2>

<h3>Description</h3>

<p>Florida death penalty cases by race of defendant and victim
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<h3>Format</h3>

<p>A data frame with 326 observations on the following 4 variables.
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<dl>
<dt><code>Penalty</code></dt><dd><p>Was death penalty given? (<code>No</code> or <code>Yes</code>)</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>Defendant</code></dt><dd><p>Race of the defendant (<code>Black</code> or <code>White</code>)</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>White.Victim</code></dt><dd><p>Was the victim white? (<code>1</code>=yes or <code>0</code>=no)</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>Black.Victim</code></dt><dd><p>Was the victim black? (<code>1</code>=yes or <code>0</code>=no)</p>
</dd>
</dl>



<h3>Details</h3>

<p>Mike Radelet's data on imposition of the death penalty for murderers in Florida broken down by race of the victim and defendant.
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<h3>Source</h3>

<p>Radelet, M. (1981), &quot;Racial Characteristics and Imposition of the Death Penalty,&quot; American Sociological Review, 46, 918-927.
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